Cutting-machine.



H. FAHS.

CUTTING MACHINE. APPLIGATIQN FILED Jmmzz, 1910.

Patented May '7, 1912.

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H. FACHS.

CUTTING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 22; 1910.

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Patented May 7, 1912.

H. FACH S. CUTTING MACHINE.

' APPLICATION FILED E 1,025,741. m 22 1m Patented May 7,1912.

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AHORA/EVS UNITED STATES PA."r ST OFFICE.

HENRY FACES, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CUTTING-MACHINE.

To all whom, itma'yncem: A

`Be it yknown that I, HENRY Facns, a citizen ofthe United States, and a resident of the city'of New York,`\Vo0dside, borough 5 ot' Queens, in the'eounty of Queens and their initialfposition.

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State of New York, have "invented a new and Improved Cutting-Machine, o't' which ythe following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates generally to cutting machines and more particularly it involves a construction wherein the material 'passing through the machine is properly icut'., there being other means cooperating [therewith whereby the material supplietLto the machine is moved into position beyond the eutters whereby succeeding portions may be vcut.. j y

ln most machines in present use, the materialis cutby an ope ation entirely independent of the general operation of the-,mie chine, thus involving considerable time and labor. lturthern'iore, the gui'nmedI strip, atter being moistened, must oftentimes be repeatedly handled before the same is cut", and in this manner a lalrge amount oi the gum on the strip is removed therelrom and the hands are left in a, sticky and unclean condition. ln my machine` the material ,is cut in such a manner that it majr be. eut to any'length desired, amt/the method oteutting is so conducted hat the stocky end or end o'lI material l'rom ijliieh a piece has been severed. is lautomatiea'lly t'ed into the maehin'e as the cutting means are returned to Reference is to. be'had to the accompany iup drawings, constituting a part olthis sj'iecifieation,.in whichsimilar characters of reference denote :orresponding parts in all the views, and in which-m p Figure l isa side elevation ot my machine with the operating parts ininitial position: Fig. 2 is a similar view, showing the operating parts in final position, t-he stoel; reel being cli-t away; Fig. is an end view ol"l my machine and looking in the direction ot the arrow shown in Fig. 2, the tank heilig removed to disclose the underlying strm'ture: Fig. 4 is a fragmentary, sectional view disclosingitlie cuttingr means and the relative positionfot' tlie.inoisteiii'|ig rollers; Fig. 5 is a `detail side elevation olE the cutting means:

-andi-Fig. t3 is a detail sectional view of the adjustable feeding rcel.

`Referring more particularly to the vari- Sipecieaton of Letters Patent.

Patented May 7, 1912.

Application filed June 22, 1910. Serialy No. 568,277.

ing of uprights 11 secured to a base 1Q and joined by a cross piece 13. Upwardly-extending b acltets 1-1 are secured to the :trame 10, and an adjustable, hinged plat-form, or table l5, slidably mounted thereon. Mounted to turn on the frame 10 and preferably disposed one over the other, are similar moistening rollers 16, having their peripheral surfaces contacting, and the lower roller provided with a crank 1T and handle 18 for turning the roller, thus also revolving the upper roller in an opposite direction to the lower roller. .Bars 19, provided with eyes 20 engaging the upper roller lo, are vertically disposed on both sides ot the uprights 11 and inelosed by compression springs 21, with the said bars slidable in sleeves 22 secured to an adjusting bar 22, capable ot being vertically moved by an adjusting screw 23, to adjust the upper roller 16 relative to the lower roller. bars 19 disposed as mentioned and engaged by the springs 21. the upper roller lli is at all times pressed downwardly by thesprings, and when material is passed 'between the With the rollers a lorce proportional to the thiele.,

ness otI the material and the strength oll the springs. will atl all tunes pressl the upper roller toward thel lower roller. so thatwhen I"provided on the 'lrame lt), and a carriage Zilis mounted to slide horizontally thereon and provided with a springcontrolled gripping bar $52, as will be. easily seen iu Figs, 3 and -l-. A connecting bar Ili is pivotally mounted ou the ycarriage Si() and provided with `a slot4 1i in which a piu 35 ot' a bar liti is mounted to slide. All lout-wardly-j'irojm-ting pin :il is secured to the bar 253 and adapted to be eugaged b v a "projecting linger or lug` 3H ou the lever 2li. `\.\n o utwardl \-projecting pin Citi is secured t o the lever ilfaud adapted to move in a slot. /ltlol' the barlthanda pawl vll mounted to swing on the bar Iit' is adapted to engage a ratchet -ll' rigidly mounted on the'crank shaft of the crank 17. For the purpose vof facilitating the return movement of the lever 24. and the operative parts connected therewith, a spring 43 is secured to 5 the lever 24and the frame 10. In order to mois ened, the

keep the roller 1'6 constantly moist, a tank 44 is arranged on the frame and provided with a perforated delivery pipe 45, the feed to the said 'pipe being substantially regulated by a valve 46 disposed adjacent to the inlet 47. An adjustable reel 48 is mounted on a bracket 49 and consists of a rod 50 secured to a disk 51 and mounted to slide in a sleeve 52 secured to a seconddislr, the said 'rod and sleeve being mounted to slide in a bearing 54 of the bracket 49 and remov-4 ably held on the bracket by a set screw 55.

In the operation of my device, if it is desired toemploy the machine for moistening Vand cutting paper, a roll'of gummed paper is mounted on the reel 48, as Will be The endof the roll is eas1ly seen in Fig. 4. then taken and passed under the gripping bar 32, intermediate the knife blades 28 and 29 and is then passed between the rollers 16 which have been previously moistened by water contained in the tank 44. The crank handle 18 is now operated to turn the rollers, and as they revolve the strip of paper passes therebetween and is thoroughly moistened. 4VVhe'u the desired length of strip vhas beenl handle of the operating lever v24 is grasped and moved forwardly. As the lever is operated, the lug 26, operating in the slot 27 of the knife blade 28, moves the knife blade upwardly, and as the strip is disposed between the knife blades 28 and 29, the said strip will be severed from the roll when the knife blades co-aet. Now, in order to secure a clean cut and to re-arrange the feeding of the strip into the machine, as the lever 24 is movedas'mentioned, the carriage 31 is operated to move horizontally rearward on the guides 30 by the pin 39 of the lever 24, operating in the slot 40 of the bar 36. As the carriage is thus moved, the gripping bar 32 grips the .paper and pulls the same taut and stiff, thus exposing. a clean, smooth and unruilied surface for the knife blades 28 and 29. Now it will be noticed thanJ after the moistened strip has been severed from the roll, the end of the roll will be disposed intermediate the knife bladesA and the gripping bar, and, as will be readily understood, the feeding operation of the end of the roll toward the rollers 16 is broken or inoperative, as the said end of t-he roll is in no manner in operative engage ment with the rollers. ATo overcome this deficiency and reestablish the feed, the lever 24 is released and as the same springs vback to normalposition, owing to the tension, oft-he spring 43, the carriage 31 is moved toward the rollers 16 and consequently the end of the roll is again brought into engagement eration of with the rollers. Butl in order to absolutely insure proper operation, the pawl and ratchet members are brought into use. As theilever moves back to its normal position, thus carrying the -carriage with it, as has been mentioned, the pawl 41 engages the ratchet wheel 42, and as the lower part of the lever is moving toward the ratchet when the pawl engages the ratchet, it turns the same, thus also turning the shaft on which the lower roller is secured. As the roller turns, the end passbetweenrthe rollers, the crank handle is again turned to moisten the strip unreeled from `the roll and the cutting operation, heretofore explained, is again resorted to when the strip has been moistened to the desired length. l

By using the adjust-able reel described, various sized rolls can be mounted on the same reel, as the Width of the reel can be easily varied at any time. e In setting forth the construction and opmy improved cutting means I have illustrated a machine embodying moistening rollers and have described these moistening rollers in connection with the cutting devices, it being apparent, however, thatthe cutting device may be used by itself and apart from any moistening rollers, such use being comprehended by the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A device of the class described, comprising a frame, an operating lever movably carried thereby, a cutting blade movably carried by the frame, means on the lever adapted to engage the blade in order to lnovegit, a carriage movably carried on the frame and provided with a spring-controlled bar adapted to engage an end portion of a supply of paper,.together with means carried by the carriage and adapted for engagement withthe said lever whereby movement of the lever will move the carriage.

2. A device of the class described, com-y prising a frame, a lever movably carried thereby, a spring-controlled cutting blade carried by the frame, means on the lever adapted for engagement with -the blade in order to move it, a carriage slidably supported on the frame and provided with a spring-controlled gripping bar, a projecting finger on .the lever, and means carried by thel supporting means of the carria e and adapted to engage the said finger, w ereby movement of the lever moves the carriage.

3. A device of the class described, comprising a frame, an operating lever movably carried by the frame, a finger projectingv from thev lever, a cutting blade carried by the frame, another blade movably supported adjacent thereto, means on the lever adapted of the roll is again made to i to engage the movable blade to actiiate it,v

a carriage having a spring-controlled gripping bar thereon slidably carried by. the t' 'ame, together with means in engagement with the carriagel and adapted for engagement by the said linger, whereby movement ot' the lever will move the carriage.

4. A device of the class described, comprising a traine, an operating lever carried thereby, a cutting,` blade movabl)7 carried by the lrame, means on the lever adapted to engage the blade, whereby movement of the lever moves the blade, a carriage having a y gripping bar thereon slidably supported on the rame, membersl pivotally carried on the trame and in engagement with the carriage, together with means on the lever adapted to engage the said pivotally carried members, whereby the carriage may be moved.

5. A device ot the class described, comprising a frame, a blade carried thereby, a movable blade adjacent the tirst blade and adapted to cooperate therewith, a carriage slidably supported on the frame, a gripping bar on the carriage, movable members carried by the frame and in engagement with the carriage'together with alei er also carried by the. f aine and havingl means thereon adapted to engage the said movable blade. and other means adapted to engage the movable membersl engaging the arriage. whereby movement of the lever moves' the said bladx and alsofllie carriage.

t3. deviee'ol the class described. coinprising a traine. a blade niovablv supported thereon. a slot adjacent one end ot' the blade. a carriage slidablv sup iortcd on the l'raine. a spring-controlled gripping bar on the carriage. a niovablc connecting 'bai' in engagement/w`ilh the lrann` lind thc carriage, a .lever inovablv supported on the l'rainc, incans on llic lcvci' adapted to cngagc the slot in llie said blade. and other incans on lhc lcvcr adapted lo engage thc said connecting bai'. wlicrcby movement ol thc lever l will inove the bladi` and llic carriage.

i. A\ device olE the class described. coinprising a` l'raine, a blade pivotallv supported tlicrcon, a cari' e slidabl'v supported on llic traine. a spring-controlled gripping bar oir the, carriage. a'inovablc connecting bar in engagement'. willi the l'raine and llic .carY

"ringe, a lever inovabli supported on the l'i'aine, a lug on thc lever adapted to engage the said blade. and a linger on tlic lever adapted to engage the said connecting bar, whereby movement ot the lever moves the blade and theI carriage.

prising a trame. a blade inovably carried bi' tlie traine. a carriage slidably supported on the traine. a sjiring-eontrolled gripping bar on the carriage. a lever pivolally snjiported al an inlci'inialialc portion b v the traine, a movable nien'ibcr in engagement with the trame and the said carriage, means intermediate the point of pivotal support of the lever and one end thereof adapted to engagev the said blade, and other meansadjacent the` aforesaid end of the lever adapted to engage the said movable member, whereby movement of the lever movesthe bladeand the carriage.

9. A device of the class described, comprising Va frame, a blade on the frame, means for pivotally supporting it at one end, a slot adjacent the other end, a carriage slidably supported on the t "ame, a spring-controlled gripping bar on the carriage, a connecting bar pivotally supported at one end on ,the4

' trame, the other end being in engagement' with the carriage, a lever inovably supported on the frame and having means thereon for engagement with the slot in the said blade, and other means for engagement with the said connecting bar, whereby.movement of the lever will movethe blade andalso the carriage. v i

yl0. )L device ot' the class described, comprisingl a frame. a blade on the f ame, means for pivotally supporting it at one end, a Slot adjacent the other end. a carriage slidably supported on the traine. a spring-controlled gripping` bar on the carriage, a connecting bar pivi-itally 'supj'ioijted atV one end on the traine. the other end being in engagement with the carriage. a projecting pin on the bar. a lever inovably supported on the frame and havingI a lug for engagement with the slot in the said blade, and other means on the lever t'or cngagemci'it with the projecting pin` whereby movement. otl the lever will move the blade and the carriage.

l1. prising a traine. a blade carried b v the lrainc. another blade pivotally supported on the traine adjacent the lirst blade, aslotadjacent onc cud olI the. Second blade. a earriagc mounted on the traine. means t'or slidabl v supporting it thereon. a spring-com trollcd gripping bar on the carriage. a convnccting bar pivolall v supported at one end .'aditcd lo cooperate therewith. a slot adjaccn one cnd ol the second blade, a carriage mounted on the l`i'ame. means '.t'or slidably supporting it. a gripping baron the carriagc, a spring'in engagement with the bar,

device ot the class described` .coinilo .\ device ol`- tlic class dcscribcdl coni;

end on the frame', the other end being in engagement with the carriage, a pin on the barand projecting laterally therefrom, a lever carried by the frame, a lug on the lever, adapted to engage the said slot in the blade, a linger on the lever, there being a projecting pin on the said connecting bar with which the said finger whereby when the lever is moved the blade may be operated and the carriage may be moved.

13, A device of the class described, comprismg a frame,

a blade secured to the frame, another blade movably supported ad` i jacent the first blade and adapted to coperate therewith, a slot in the second blade, a. lever movably carried by the frame, and means on the lever adapted to engage the slot in the blade, whereby when the'lever is moved the said blade will be operated.

14. A device of the class described, comprising a frame, a blade carried by the frame, another blade pivotally secured to the frame adjacent the first blade and adapted to cooperate therewith, a. slot adjacent one end of the' second blade, a lever carried by the frame and having a lng thereon adapted to engage the said slot in the blade, whereby when the lever operated. I

v15. A device of the class described, c'omis moved the blade will be prising a frame, a carriage slidablyfsnpported on the frame, a spring-controlled gripping bar on the carriage, a connecting bar having one end in engagement with the frame and the other end in engagement with 'the carriage, a lever carried 'by the frame, a

ngcr .on the lever, and means on the said bar, with winch the linger isadapted to engage, whereby movement of the lever will reciprocate thecarriage.

'16. A device of the class described, comprlsing a fra1ne,-a carriage shdably supported on the frame, a spring-controlled gripping bar on the carriage, a connecting pivotally supported at one i is adapted to engage,

bar having one end in engagement with the rame and the other end engaging the carriage, a projecting pin on the bar, a lever carried by the frame, having means thereon for engagement with the said pin, whereby as the lever is moved the carriage will'be reciprocated. 4

17. A device of the class described, comprising a frame, a carriage slidably supported on the frame, a gripping-bar on the carriage, a spring on the carriage in engagement with the bar, a connecting bar having one end in engagement with the frame and the other end engaging the carriage, a pin projecting from the bar, a'lever carried .by the frame, and a linger on the leverfor engagement with the said pin whereby when the lever is riage may be reciprocated.

18. A device of the class described, comprising a frame, rolls on the frame, a carriage having a spring-controlled grippin bar thereon, co-acting knife blades carried by the frame'and located between the said rolls and the said carriage, a lever carried by the frame, means on the lever adapted to engage one of the said blades in order to actuate it, a finger on the leve-r, movable means engaging the frame and the carriage and adapted to be engaged by the said finger whereby the carriage is moved, a ratchet arranged to turn with one of the said rolls, a pawl engaging the ratchet, a bar engaging the pawl, and means carried on the frame and engaging the said bar adapted to be actuated by the lever, whereby movement of the lever in one direction will turn the said rolls. v

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of -two subscribing Witnesses.

l'l EN'RY FA CHS. Witnesses:

F. A. llos'ilcn, Pimm. D, llomamlvs. 

